General Comments
The standard of the paper compared favourably with those of previous years. The questions were clearly
itemized, unambiguous and comprehensive. The marking scheme was flexible and exhaustive and the rubrics
were clear.
Candidates’ performance was slightly better than that of the previous year.A total of 4,612
candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 19 and a standard deviation of 7.55 as against a raw
mean score of 28 and a standard deviation of 16.25 recorded in the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2018 –
First Series with candidates’ population of 5,223.